IMTB Chapter-1

CHAPTER 1
THE GLOBALIZATION OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

CHAPTER OVERVIEW
Chapter 1 sets the foundation for the rest of the textbook by introducing the core principles of
international relations (IR), describing state and nonstate actors in IR, discussing four levels of
analysis by which to explain events in IR, discussing the geographical context of IR, and
presenting the historical context of IR since the beginning of the twentieth century.
The concept of collective-goods problems is discussed, and three core principles of IR are
introduced as possible solutions to these problems: 1) dominance, which solves collective-goods
problems by establishing a power hierarchy in which those at the top control those below, 2)
reciprocity, which solves collective-goods problems by rewarding behavior that contributes to
the group and punishing behavior that pursues self-interest at the expense of the group, and 3)
identity, specifically the identities of participants in IR as members of a community; members of
an identity community care about the interests of others in the community enough to sacrifice
their own interests to benefit others.
The characteristics of states are outlined; specifically, territory, government, population, and
sovereignty. A clear case is made for the variety and importance of the roles played by nonstate
as well as state actors. Nonstate actors include transnational actors (intergovernmental
organizations, nongovernmental organizations, and multinational corporations) and substate
actors (actors within a country that influence its foreign policy and/or operate internationally).
Four levels of analysis employed in the study of IR are definedindividual, domestic, interstate,
and globaltogether with a discussion of how they inform distinct explanations that compete for
understanding IR. The issue of globalization is also addressed.
States are divided into nine regions, based on their geographic proximity, cultural and linguistic
similarities, global influence comparability, and economic and military prowess. The NorthSouth gap is described as the most important geographical element at the global level of analysis.
The North consists of four regions: North America, Western Europe, Japan/Pacific, and
Russia/Eastern Europe. The South consists of five regions: Latin America, Africa, Middle East,
China, and South Asia. To aid students in their knowledge of geography, specifically the location
of states in the world, maps for review and testing immediately precede this Chapter Overview,
and map assessment follows in the Exam Questions section.
The chapter concludes with a discussion of the historical context of IR since the beginning of the
twentieth century. The discussion is broken into two parts: The Cold War (19451990), and The
Post-Cold War Era (1990present). Major events in IR are introduced and placed in their proper
historical context.
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this chapter, students will be able to do the following:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Understand and apply core principles and models of international relations

Distinguish between various types of actors in international relations and their influences
Describe the global geography and its impact on international relations
Recognize patterns in the historical development of the international system
LECTURE OUTLINE
I.
II.
III.
IV.
International Relations
A.
Narrowly defined relationships among the worlds governments
B.
Relationships closely connected with other actors, social structures,
geographical and historical influences
C.
Together these elements power the central trend in IR today globalization
D.
Two events reflect globalization September 11 attacks and global economic
recession of 20082009
Core Principles of IR
A.
IR revolves around one key problem: how can a group in this case two or
more countries serve its collective interests when doing so requires its
members to forgo their individual interests?
B.
Collective-goods problem the problem of how to provide something that
benefits all members of a group regardless of what each member contributes
to it
C.
Three basic principles offer possible solutions to collective-goods problems.
1. Dominance solves collective-goods problem by establishing a power
hierarchy in which those at the top control those below
2. Reciprocity solves collective-goods problem by rewarding behavior
that contributes to the group and punishing behavior that pursues selfinterest at the expense of the group
3. Identity identities of participants as members of a community
members of an identity community care about the interests of others in
the community enough to sacrifice their own interests to benefit others
4. Example of nuclear proliferation
IR as a Field of Study
A.
As a part of political science, IR is about international politics the decisions
of governments about foreign actors, especially other governments
B.
But field is interdisciplinary relating international politics to economics,
history, sociology
C.
Mix of conflict and cooperation in relationships among countries
D.
Subfields international security (questions of war and peace), international
political economy (trade and financial relations)
Actors and Influences
A.
State actors territory, government, population, sovereignty
B.
International system set of relationships among worlds states
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1.
2.
3.
4.
V.
VI.
VII.
VIII.
Modern international system existed for less than 500 years

Before then city-states, empires, feudal fiefs
Idea that nations should have own states nation-states
Some political entities not formally recognized as states e.g., Taiwan
and others
C.
Nonstate actors
1. Called transnational actors when they operate across international
borders
2. Intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) organizations whose members
are national governments, e.g., OPEC, WTO, NATO, African Union
3. Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs) private organizations
4. Multinational corporations (MNCs) companies that span multiple
countries
5. Substate actors exist within one country but either influence the
countrys foreign policy or operate internationally or both
Levels of Analysis
A.
Individual
B.
Domestic
C.
Interstate
D.
Global
E.
Different sorts of explanations for international events
Globalization
A.
Expanded international trade, telecommunications, monetary coordination,
multinational corporations, technical and scientific cooperation, cultural
exchanges, migration and refugee flows, relations between worlds rich and
poor countries
B.
One view result of liberal economic principles global marketplace
C.
Second view worlds major economies no more integrated today than before
World War I, North-South gap increasing
D.
Third view transformationalists state sovereignty eroded by EU, WTO
Global Geography
A.
North-South gap most important geographical element at the global level of
analysis
B.
North
1. West North America, Western Europe, Japan/Pacific
2. Old East Russia and Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
C.
South
1. Latin America
2. Africa
3. Middle East
4. Much of Asia
The Evolving International System
A.
The Cold War, 19451990
1. Yalta, Marshall Plan
2. NATO and Warsaw Pact, containment
3. Sino-Soviet split
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B.
4. Korean War
5. Sputnik, U-2 spy plane, Bay of Pigs
6. Cuban Missile Crisis
7. Proxy wars
8. Vietnam War
9. Tiananmen Square
10. Perestroika and glasnost fall of Soviet Union
The Post-Cold War Era, 1990present
1. Gulf War Iraq occupied Kuwait
2. Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
3. Breakup of Yugoslavia
4. Somalia and Rwanda
5. September 11, 2001; Afghanistan, Iraq
6. More peaceful than Cold War
7. Globalization in international economic relations
8. China more central to world politics
PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING ACTIVITIES
Geographic Data Exercise: Using the CIA World Factbook

(https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/), look up the following
statistics for TWO countries from EACH map you studied in Chapter 1: life expectancy
at birth, literacy, GDP per capita, population below the poverty line, and public debt.
o Briefly describe the data you find, particularly focusing on patterns among
countries and regions.
o What are three potential explanations for the differences you found?
o What are three potential consequences for the differences you found?
o What, if anything, could the international community do in order to decrease these
differences?
Reference: LO 1.3 and LO 1.4
Skill: Analysis
Geographic Data Exercise: Please go to Freedomhouses website

(http://www.freedomhouse.org/template.cfm?page=363&year=2010) and use the global
map of freedom to look up the following data for TWO countries from EACH map you
studied in Chapter 1: political rights score, political liberties score, status of freedom, and
the trend compared to the previous year.
o Briefly describe the data you find, particularly focusing on patterns among
countries and regions.
o How would you explain the similarities and differences you found?
o What do the trend arrows you found suggest for the future of democracy in the
countries you looked up?
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o How does the data on democracy you found compare with other data for each
country, such as the economic and social data you looked up for the previous
exercise?
Skill: Analysis
Levels of Analysis Exercise: The domestic riots that erupted in Egypt in January of 2011
shook the entire international community. If you do not feel informed enough about the
riots, search the archives of different online newspapers to find relevant information
before answering the following questions:
o Using the different levels of analysis you learned about in Chapter 1, please
analyze the potential causes for the riots. Try to identify at least 23 factors on
each level of analysis that can enhance your understanding of this event.
Individual level: Try to think of the role different individuals played in the
riots, e.g., protesters, police, Egyptian president Mubarak, Egyptian
government officials, foreign leaders, reporters, etc.
Domestic level: Consider the impact of domestic politics, the state of the
economy, the media, public opinion, religion, political ideologies, interest
groups, etc.
Interstate level: Identify regional or international influences that may have
impacted the riots, such as the preceding events in Tunisia, Egypts
regional and global alliances, etc.
Global level: How have factors such as the international media, global
communication, the Internet (e.g., Facebook), international organizations,
or other global factors affected the event?
o Which of the levels, if any, do you consider most important in understanding the
causes of the riots, and why?
Reference: LO 1.2
Skill: Application and Analysis
Foreign Policy Strategy Exercise: One of the most pressing international security
concerns for the United States and the international community is the potential
development of nuclear weapons by Iran and North Korea. Divide into groups of 46
students. Imagine that you are policy analysts working for the National Security Council.
It is your job to analyze the different foreign policy strategies used by the United States in
the past 50 years and to determine which, if any, might be relevant for dealing with Iran
and North Korea. Based on your analysis, you will need to come up with a
recommendation for how the United States should react to Iran and North Koreas
attempts to develop nuclear weapons.
Reference: LO 1.4
Skill: Analysis and Application
Globalization Debate: Divide the class into groups of 46 students. Half of the groups are
designated as globalization supporters, the other half as antiglobalization protesters.
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Students should work together to identify a range of arguments to support their respective
positions. Once completed, one group from each side will debate each other on the
impact of globalization in the following areas:
o Global trade
o Global economic development
o Global poverty
o Democratization
o Cultural and social development
Skill: Application
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EXAM QUESTIONS: CHAPTER 1

MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. International relations
A) involves only presidents, generals, and diplomats.
B) influences daily life only when war occurs.
C) concerns the relationships among the worlds governments.
D) is largely concerned with bilateral relations between states.
E) involves only states.
Answer: C
Reference: LO 1.1, p. 2
Skill: Understanding
2. The central trend in international relations today is
A) terrorism.
B) economic development.
C) diplomacy.
D) globalization.
E) democratization.
Answer: D
3. International relations revolves around the key problem of how
A) to deal with the issue of global warming.
B) to solve global poverty.
C) a group can reconcile its collective and individual interests.
D) to properly negotiate treaties.
E) to manage territorial conflict.
Answer: C
4. The collective-goods problem is
A) the problem of how to provide something that benefits all members of a group
regardless of what each member contributes.
B) that states are taking unilateral security actions.
C) that the majority of the worlds resources are consumed by a small percentage of
the world population.
D) that communes are no longer promoting economic growth.
E) that the global financial system is increasingly interconnected.
Answer: A
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5. A current example of a collective-goods problem is that

A) poverty is so common around the globe.
B) states find it hard to cooperate on monetary policy.
C) states have a hard time communicating.
D) states find it hard to cooperate to reduce environmental damage.
E) states cannot agree on what they have in common.
Answer: D
Skill: Application
6. Why are collective goods easier to provide in small groups than large groups?
A) The defection of one member is harder to conceal.
B) The defection of one member has a smaller impact on the overall collective good.
C) Small groups want to cooperate more than large groups.
D) Small groups tend to have a central authority to enforce rules on members.
E) They are not easier to provide in small groups because in large groups there are
more members to punish the defector.
Answer: A
7. ALL BUT WHICH of the following makes collective-goods problems more likely at the
international level?
A) State sovereignty
B) The lack of a central authority
C) The greater willingness of domestic societies to cooperate
D) The lack of punishment for defections
E) The nature of global problems that do not affect a single state.
Answer: C
Reference: LO 1.1, pgs. 34
Skill: Analysis
8. How do dominance and reciprocity compare as solutions to collective-goods problems?
Dominance
A) relies on a power hierarchy acting as a central authority, whereas reciprocity
operates without any central authority.
B) has advantages and disadvantages, whereas reciprocity has only advantages.
C) forms the basis of most institutions in the international system, whereas
reciprocity has limited application.
D) is the basis of cooperation in IR, whereas reciprocity typically leads to conflict.
E) works best in groups of small states, whereas reciprocity works best in groups of
large states.
Answer: A
Skill: Analysis
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9. The disadvantages of dominance as a solution to collective-goods problems include

which of the following?
A) A downward spiral as each side punishes what it believes to be negative acts by
the other
B) Stability that comes at a cost of constant oppression of the lower-ranking
members in the status hierarchy
C) Other groups being unlikely to challenge the top groups power position
D) Fueling arms races in which members respond to other members buildup of
weapons
E) A loss of credibility, if too many threats are made
Answer: B
Skill: Analysis
10. How is the identity principle distinguished from the dominance and reciprocity
principles?
A) The identity principle relies on mutually beneficial arrangements, whereas the
dominance and reciprocity principles rely on members to sacrifice their own
interests to benefit others.
B) Contributions to development assistance or UN peacekeeping missions are better
explained by the dominance and reciprocity principles than the identity principle.
C) The identity principle plays no role in preventing nuclear proliferation, whereas
the dominance and reciprocity principles do play a role.
D) The identity principle does not rely on self-interest, whereas the dominance and
reciprocity principles rely on achieving individual self-interest.
E) Nonstate actors rely on the dominance and reciprocity principles more than the
identity principle.
Answer: D
Skill: Analysis
11. In 2010, Russia offered to give Iran nuclear fuel in return for its enriched uranium. This
type of nuclear deal can be considered an example of which principle?
A) Dominance
B) Reciprocity
C) Identity
D) Collective interest
E) Collective good
Answer: B
Skill: Application
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12. International relations is largely a/n _________ discipline.

A) historical
B) theoretical
C) economic
D) practical
E) political
Answer: D
13. The two major subfields of international relations are
A) conflict and cooperation.
B) comparative politics and international security.
C) international security and international political economy.
D) international political economy and comparative politics.
E) international organization and international law.
Answer: C
14. Which of the following is NOT a necessary component of a state?
A) Territory
B) Government
C) Sovereignty
D) Population
E) Democracy
Answer: E
15. Sovereignty is
A) a state government answering to no higher authority.
B) a goal of international organizations in world affairs.
C) the ability of one country to have influence over another.
D) the development of participatory institutions of social life.
E) political control over the military.
Answer: A
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16. A nation is a
A) territorial entity controlled by a government and inhabited by a population.
B) group of people who share characteristics such as language and culture.
C) set of relationships among the worlds states.
D) middle step between being a colony and being an independent state.
E) member of the United Nations.
Answer: B
17. Palestinians can be considered to be members of a
A) sovereign state.
B) nonsovereign state.
C) failed state.
D) nation.
E) nation-state.
Answer: D
Skill: Application
18. The set of relationships among the worlds states, structured according to certain rules
and patterns of interaction, is referred to as
A) globalization.
B) international institutionalization.
C) the international system.
D) interdependence.
E) international relations.
Answer: C
19. An example of a political entity often referred to as a state but NOT formally recognized
as one is
A) Israel.
B) Iraq.
C) Taiwan.
D) Western Sahara.
E) Lebanon.
Answer: C
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20. Nonstate actors include ALL BUT WHICH of the following?

A) Groups and interests within states that influence a states foreign policy
B) Actors that operate below the state level as well as across state borders
C) Groups like Amnesty International and the United Fruit Company
D) Actors like substate actors and multinational corporations
E) Individual decision makers in the government
Answer: E
21. The so-called military-industrial complex in the United States could be considered a/n
_______ actor.
A) governmental
B) substate
C) international
D) transnational
E) multinational
Answer: B
22. Which of the following is NOT an example of a transnational actor?
A) The North Atlantic Treaty Organization
B) Multinational corporations
C) Intergovernmental organizations
D) The US State Department
E) The African Union
Answer: D
23. An organization whose members are national governments is a(n)
A) nongovernmental organization (NGO).
B) intergovernmental organization (IGO).
C) worldwide transnational organization (WTO).
D) multinational organization (MNO).
E) global governmental organization (GGO).
Answer: B
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24. Which of the following is NOT an intergovernmental organization?

A) The European Union (EU)
B) The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
C) The World Trade Organization (WTO)
D) Amnesty International (AI)
E) African Union (AU)
Answer: D
25. Groups within states that influence the states foreign policy are called
A) substate actors.
B) transnational actors.
C) nongovernmental organizations.
D) undergovernmental actors.
E) intergovernmental organizations.
Answer: A
26. The _______ level of analysis concerns the choices and actions of human beings.
A) domestic
B) global
C) individual
D) interstate
E) state
Answer: C
27. The ________ level of analysis concerns the influence of the international system upon
outcomes, whereas the ________ level of analysis concerns the influence of trends and
forces that transcend the interactions of states upon outcomes.
A) domestic, interstate
B) global, individual
C) individual, domestic
D) interstate, global
E) domestic, global
Answer: D
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28. The level of analysis that considers the geographic locations and relative power of states
is the ________ level of analysis, whereas the ________ level of analysis concerns
groups of individuals within states.
A) individual, interstate
B) domestic, individual
C) interstate, domestic
D) global, individual
E) domestic, global
Answer: C
29. Consideration of the political organizations, government agencies, and economic sectors
of states is the focus of the ________ level of analysis.
A) individual
B) domestic
C) interstate
D) global
E) systemic
Answer: B
30. What role do states play as economic units in the process of globalization, according to
economic liberalists?
A) They are the driving forces.
B) A handful of states dominate the process.
C) They share equal power in the process.
D) They opposed the process.
E) They have become obsolete.
Answer: C
31. Which of the following theorists are most likely to believe that the European Union is
ultimately going to replace its individual member states?
A) Economic liberalists
B) Realists
C) Transformationalists
D) Globalization skeptics
E) Classical liberalists
Answer: C
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32. With respect to globalization,

A) opponents are united in their goals and tactics.
B) policies to expand free trade are a central focus of antiglobalization protesters.
C) all sides agree that the North-South gap is disappearing.
D) states are becoming stronger, more important actors in IR.
E) union members from the global North want to stop their jobs from being shipped
to the global South, where workers do not want them anyway.
Answer: B
Skill: Analysis
33. Which of the following is NOT a point of view on globalization?
A) Globalization diffuses authority, transforming state power to operate in new
contexts.
B) The worlds major economies are no more integrated today than before World
War I, and the North-South gap is increasing.
C) Globalization is changing international security more quickly and profoundly than
international political economy.
D) Globalization is the fruition of liberal economic principles where a global
marketplace has brought growth and prosperity.
E) All of the above are points of view on globalization.
Answer: C
Skill: Analysis
34. The disparity between the relatively rich industrialized countries and the relatively poor
countries is called the
A) tragedy of the commons.
B) collective-goods problem.
C) scarcity problem.
D) development dilemma.
E) North-South gap.
Answer: E
35. Which of the following regions can claim the largest GDP per capita?
A) Europe
B) Japan/Pacific
C) China
D) North America
E) Russia/CIS
Answer: D
Reference: LO 1.3, p. 21 (Table 1.4)
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36. In the global North, the GDP per capita is roughly ____ times as high as in the global
South.
A) three
B) four
C) five
D) six
E) ten
Answer: D
Skill: Analysis
37. During the Cold War, the alliance of states coordinated under the leadership of the Soviet
Union was called the
A) Eastern Alliance.
B) Warsaw Pact.
C) Council for Mutual Economic Assistance.
D) Baghdad Pact.
E) the Nonaligned Movement.
Answer: B
38. During the Cold War, the alliance of states coordinated under the leadership of the United
States was called the
A) European Union.
B) United States Central Command.
C) Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
D) Warsaw Pact.
E) North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
Answer: E
39. After World War II, Germany was occupied by
A) the United States and the Soviet Union only.
B) the United States and Britain only.
C) the United States and France only.
D) the United States, the Soviet Union, and Britain only.
E) the United States, the Soviet Union, Britain, and France.
Answer: E
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40. The Berlin Wall was built by

A) West Germany.
B) East Germany.
C) Russia.
D) the United States.
E) Britain.
Answer: B
41. ALL BUT WHICH of the following were policies or organizations designed to fight the
Soviet Union?
A) The North Atlantic Treaty Organization
B) Containment
C) The Marshall Plan
D) Dtente
E) The Munich Analogy
Answer: D
Skill: Analysis
42. In what way did the United States attempt to contain Soviet influence around the world
after World War II?
A) Maintaining military bases and alliances only in Europe, close to Soviet borders
B) Staging missile tests in the Arctic to intimidate the Soviets
C) Providing aid through the Marshall Plan to rebuild Western Europe
D) Splitting with China
E) All of the above
Answer: C
Skill: Analysis
43. What was the result of the Korean War at the time of the 1953 truce?
A) North Korea controlled more of the Korean peninsula, having gained territory
from South Korea.
B) South Korea controlled more of the Korean peninsula, having gained territory
from North Korea.
C) The United States shifted its support to North Korea, and China shifted its support
to South Korea.
D) South Korea became communist and North Korea became democratic.
E) None of the above
Answer: E
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44. Which of the following events in the post-World War II period probably brought the
United States and the Soviet Union closest to nuclear war?
A) Building of the Berlin Wall
B) Cuban Missile Crisis
C) Korean War
D) U.S. involvement in Vietnam
E) The Berlin airlift
Answer: B
Skill: Analysis
45. Which of the following was NOT a crisis of the Cold War?
A) Helsinki conflict
B) Korean War
C) Building of the Berlin Wall
D) Cuban Missile Crisis
E) Vietnam War
Answer: A
46. In the Cold War era, just as was the case for the United States in Vietnam, the Soviet
Union could not defeat rebel armies in
A) Hungary.
B) Czechoslovakia.
C) Poland.
D) Afghanistan.
E) China.
Answer: D
47. The first armed conflict of the post-Cold War era was
A) the disintegration of the Soviet Union.
B) the disintegration of Yugoslavia.
C) Iraqs invasion of Kuwait.
D) the humanitarian crisis in Somalia.
E) the conflict in Rwanda.
Answer: C
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48. When Yugoslavia fell apart,

A) European countries joined forces and sent troops to defend the borders of the
newly independent, sovereign states.
B) UN peacekeeping troops intervened and were able to keep casualties to a
minimum.
C) an arms embargo was placed on heavily armed Serbia, while Bosnia was allowed
to build up its arsenal so each side would be more equal.
D) ethnic Serbs seized parts of Croatia and Bosnia, where they killed or forced nonSerbs from their homes.
E) successor states immediately joined the European Union.
Answer: D
Skill: Analysis
49. Recent crises involving nuclear weapons programs involve which of the following
countries?
A) China and Israel
B) Venezuela and Somalia
C) North Korea and Iran
D) Iraq and Syria
E) Russia and Ukraine
Answer: C
50. The post-Cold War era is
A) more complex and unpredictable than the Cold War period.
B) more peaceful than the Cold War period.
C) characterized by a more global international economy.
D) characterized by transnational concerns such as environmental degradation and
disease.
E) All of the above
Answer: E
Skill: Analysis
FILL IN THE BLANK
1. _________ is the study of domestic politics of foreign countries.
Answer: Comparative politics
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2. The International Committee of the Red Cross is an example of a(n) __________ because
its members are not governments.
Answer: nongovernmental organization, NGO
3. OPEC is an example of a(n) __________ because its members are governments.
Answer: intergovernmental organization, IGO
4. Actors operating below and across state borders are ________ actors.
Answer: transnational
5. Treaties between states occur at the _________ level of analysis.
Answer: interstate
6. Narrow definitions of the Middle East typically exclude _________ and _________.
Answer: North Africa; Turkey
7. Through the policy of _________, the United States sought to halt the expansion of
Soviet influence during the Cold War.
Answer: containment
8. The first summit meeting between Cold War superpowers took place in ________ in
1955.
Answer: Geneva
9. Arguably, the world came closest to a nuclear war during the ___________.
Answer: Cuban Missile Crisis
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10. During the Cold War, the two superpowers often jockeyed for position in the global
South, supporting ____________ in which they typically supplied and advised opposing
factions in civil wars.
Answer: proxy wars
ESSAY
1. How does international relations affect your daily life? How do you as a college student
affect international relations? Give three concrete examples of each.
Skill: Application
2. Countering global warming is considered an example of a collective-goods problem.
Based on what you have learned, in what ways could you apply the principles of
dominance, identity, and reciprocity to help states reduce their greenhouse emissions?
Skill: Application
3. Of the various actors in international relations described in Chapter 1 of the textbook,
which ones do you believe have lost influence in the past 50 years, and which ones have
gained influence? Why do you believe that is?
Skill: Analysis
4. How would you use the different levels of analysis to explain the causes of the 9/11
terrorist attacks? How useful is the approach of categorizing a typically very complex
world in terms of simplified levels of analysis?
Skill: Application
5. What is globalization? How has the world changed politically, economically, and
culturally as a result of this phenomenon? On what basis do opponents of globalization
criticize it?
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6. Try to identify two ways in which globalization has positively impacted international
relations and two ways in which its impact has been negative. Please be as specific as
possible about the cause-and-effect relationships you are describing.
Skill: Analysis
7. Distinguish between the nine global regions of the world. How (according to what
criteria) were they grouped? Why are these factors important? Is there another set of
criteria that should be used? Why or why not?
Skill: Analysis
8. Based on what you know, what are two potential causes and two potential consequences
of the so-called North-South gap?
Skill: Analysis
9. The Cold War derives its name from the fact that the two superpowers, the United States
and the Soviet Union, never openly fought each other. Given the number of proxy wars
and near clashes, how accurate do you believe this description is?
Skill: Evaluation
10. After the end of the Cold War, the world experienced a significant number of ethnic and
civic conflicts. Based on what you have learned about international relations during the
Cold War, how would you explain this phenomenon?
Skill: Analysis
11. What are three key events of the twentieth century that have shaped international
relations today? Describe the events you choose and explain each of your choices.
Skill: Analysis
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CHAPTER 1

THE GLOBALIZATION OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Understand and apply core principles and models of international relations

Modern international system existed for less than 500 years

PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING ACTIVITIES

Geographic Data Exercise: Using the CIA World Factbook

Geographic Data Exercise: Please go to Freedomhouses website

EXAM QUESTIONS: CHAPTER 1

5. A current example of a collective-goods problem is that

9. The disadvantages of dominance as a solution to collective-goods problems include

12. International relations is largely a/n _________ discipline.

20. Nonstate actors include ALL BUT WHICH of the following?

24. Which of the following is NOT an intergovernmental organization?

32. With respect to globalization,

40. The Berlin Wall was built by

48. When Yugoslavia fell apart,

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